I just finished my first batch of Apfelwein. It is a slightly different version of the Infamous "Edworts Apfelwein".
I used:

5 Gallons Mott's 100% Apple Juice

2.5 lbs Brown Sugar

1 5 Gram packet Red Star Montrachet Yeast.

2 Sticks of Cinnamon

I warmed 1 gallon of apple juice on the stove to dissolve the sugar. I added it to the fermenter along with three other gallons and the cinnamon sticks. Then I added the yeast and poured on the final gallon of yeast.